A1 · शुरुआती चैप्टर 14

Time Expressions

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तुम क्या सीखोगे

Telling time and talking about days of the week. Using temporal markers in sentences.

मुख्य उदाहरण (2)

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Сейчас пять минут десятого.

It is 9:05 now.

रूसी में समय बताना: 'अगले घंटे' का तर्क
2

Встретимся в половину восьмого?

Shall we meet at 7:30?

रूसी में समय बताना: 'अगले घंटे' का तर्क

टिप्स और ट्रिक्स (1)

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The 'Next Hour' Rule

Always look at the hour that is *coming up* when you are between 1 and 30 minutes. 8:15 is 15 minutes of the *9th* hour.
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त्वरित अभ्यास (3)

Fill in the correct form of the hour (1:10).

Сейчас десять минут ____ (второй).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: второго
Minutes 1-30 require the next hour in the Genitive Ordinal form.

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How do you say 2:30 in casual Russian?

Choose the correct phrase for 2:30:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Половина третьего
2:30 is 'half of the third hour' because you have completed 2 hours and are halfway through the 3rd.

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Fix the mistake in this sentence for 4:55.

Find and fix the mistake:

Без пять пять.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Без пяти пять.
After 'без', the number of minutes must be in the Genitive case (пять -> пяти).

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सामान्य प्रश्न (2)

The Genitive case shows that the minutes belong to the hour that is currently passing. For example, 'десять минут второго' literally means 'ten minutes of the second hour.'
Yes, you can! It is called the digital format. It's common in modern speech and texting, though the analog way is more 'native' sounding.